create a service

To create the mercury.service systemd unit file, follow these steps:

1. Create the Unit File

Run:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/mercury.service

Add the following configuration:

[Unit]
Description=Project Mercury Web Application
After=network.target

[Service]
User=mercury
WorkingDirectory=/opt/caleston-code/mercuryProject/
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Save and exit.

2. Reload Systemd

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

3. Enable and Start the Service

sudo systemctl enable mercury.service
sudo systemctl start mercury.service

4. Verify the Service

Check the status:

sudo systemctl status mercury.service

This ensures the mercury.service is running and will restart on failure. 🚀 Let me know if you need further customization! You can also check out this guide for more details.